US trade judge says Xbox 360 does not violate patents from Google.
A United States trade judge has ruled that Microsoft's Xbox 360 does not violate Motorola patents, according to a new report from , International Trade Commission judge David Shaw sided with Microsoft in the lawsuit.
"We are pleased with the Administrative Law Judge's finding that Microsoft did not violate Motorola's patent and are confident that this determination will be affirmed by the Commission," Microsoft corporate vice president and deputy general counsel David Howard told the site.
As part of the decision, Google is allowed to call on the commission to overrule the judge's findings and thus enact an import ban on Xbox 360 consoles.
"We are disappointed with today's determination and look forward to the full Commission's review," Google spokesperson Matt Kallman said in a statement.
In April last year, the ITC ruled that the Xbox 360 , though it had no immediate effect, because Microsoft was granted a preliminary injunction.
Microsoft previously that would have the Seattle tech giant pay a royalty fee of 2.25 percent on every Xbox 360 sold.
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